Choosing the right community is so important, as how you can you really love where you live unless you love the neighborhood? In the frenzy of finding a home and scheduling moving day, many people forget that researching the neighborhood is one of the most important ways to insure happiness at your new destination. Before making your final decision on a home, don’t forget to:

• “Profile” the neighborhood. Ask yourself these questions: Is the quality of the school system important? Is the commute do-able for you? Do you like to be within walking distance to shops and restaurants? Do you like quiet?
• Once you zero in on a neighborhood you like you must research all school information, crime statistics, parks and recreation, neighborhood association fees and tourist attractions. Take the time to visit. Don’t downplay your first impression. Take note of the community’s rush hour patterns, it’s social ability factor, it’s streetlights at night. Drive by the schools. Shop in the local grocery store. Try to meet some of your potential neighbors. All of these visual clues can be very revealing.

For more interesting ways to figure out if a neighborhood is right for you click here.

Your Realtor can be a tremendous help in guiding you through this process. Using a local Realtor is the key – someone who lives in the area and knows first hand about the schools, the traffic patterns, the shops, the parks, local areas of interest and so on. Armed with this information it will be easy to make a wise real estate decision that best suits your needs.

For information about neighborhoods in Wellesley, Weston or Needham MA, contact Pinnacle Residential Properties (781-237-5000) in Wellesley. Pinnacle’s local Realtors are very knowledgeable about these towns where they live and sell real estate. Not only will they tell you all the ins and outs of the neighborhoods and connect you to the best resources in town, they know which houses are the best buys!

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